Christine ZirneklisArt & Arc 10 Professor Winters9 October 2009Why Do I Do What I Do?I am a chronic optimist. A friend, a sister, a daughter.Creating, laughing, singing, acting.I try to capture the light and darkness and color of life in words and pi
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Posted by Sofie Kajouke on October 15, 2009 at 7:26pm
I doodle hearts in the margins of my paper. I only watch chick flicks, then cry at their happy endings. I admire roses and chocolate and love notes. I fall in love with the fictional characters in my favorite stories. I stare at elderly couples who s
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Posted by Heather Gregg on October 15, 2009 at 7:25pm
I want to find myself. The main reason I do what I do is because at the end of the day, I want to be one step closer to finding out “who I am” and what exactly I want to live for. Granted I have many reasons to live, I have a loving family, great fri
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This morning in the elevator, I greeted a stranger because I wanted to make an imprint on his day. In my chemistry lecture, I asked a question in a class of four hundred because I was determined to be more than just a nameless face sitting in a crowd
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Winter; KartashovaArts and Architecture 10; Discussion 1KWDYDWYD?When I was three, my mom bought a restaurant in Los Angeles. She was new to this country, and to own Cleopatra Fisher’s Hamburger Restaurant was to fulfill the “American dream” she had
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Posted by Allie Lopez on October 15, 2009 at 7:05pm
I am an athlete. I love all sports and I am continually playing them. I do this because it is who I am. I see myself as an athlete, and that is how I identify myself. I am a runner. I been running competitively since the age of nine, and run an avera
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Posted by Philip DeSoua on October 15, 2009 at 7:00pm
Imagine yourself on journey through a valley. The path is harrowing - sure, there are patches of green and verdancy from a tributary that flows through haphazardly - but miles of the trek are filled with shadow, doubt, a beating sun, sand; all of adv
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Posted by Anjuman Shah on October 15, 2009 at 7:00pm
It’s time… the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Everything turns pitch black. Already before the curtain rises we can hear our alumni and loved ones chanting “U-C-L-A,” screaming our names, and cheering uncontrollably. We all hold our breath in comRead more…
My name is Joe Rodrigues and I cannot motivate myself to do anything I want to do. This is somewhat odd because most people think I am the most motivated person they know. I study hard and I seem unbelievably driven to reach my goals. That is the pro
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Posted by Trevor Brown on October 15, 2009 at 7:00pm
Trevor BrownArt and Arch 10October 15, 2009Who I AmI, Trevor Michael Brown, am a 17 year old trying to compete at a top university of outstanding students. I am a full-time student-athlete, obsessed with the game of baseball, and determined to succee
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Scarlet, marigold, goldenrod, jade, cerulean, and violet. Colors are a universal language. And with my hands and my mind, I can make them speak; I can communicate through colors. Art is communication between the world and me. It is my way of saying o
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Posted by Scott Snyder on October 15, 2009 at 6:52pm
Scott SnyderArt and ArchitectureSection 1IWhy I Do What I DoWhy do I do what I do? Because I love it and am proud of the decisions I make. I have always been in the mind set that a person in this society should always make his or her own decisions in
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Sometimes I see it clearly, and sometimes blurred.I am responsible, I am hard working and I get good grades. It is all for my future, for the big picture and for my parents. I do it for the evolution of the world and I do it for the next generation.
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Posted by Ariel Flores on October 15, 2009 at 6:47pm
Do what you want but don’t forget why—essentially my life’s motto. To me, this motto screams freedom, but also responsibility. I am a person that believes in the pursuit and manifestation of freedom. I feel that the intrinsic freedom that every perso
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Posted by Thomas Nguyen on October 15, 2009 at 6:46pm
I never really cared about school as a kid. If video games were never created, I probably would not have cared about anything at all. I was the class clown. I actually got mad at my mom because she sent me to a tutor when I was a seventh grader. She
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I need to be useful, but I do not want to be used. My top three values are my family, responsibility, and trustworthiness. If I have no one else to turn to, I know my family will be there. I must be accountable for my own success and be able to depen
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Matt GiovinazzoArts & Arch 10, Discussion 1IBruinID#: 903 757 627I’m MeThe question “who are you?” is perhaps the toughest question for every new college student. I know it is for me at least. Every incoming freshman upon entering college must leave
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Destiny RodinoArt & Arc, Sec 110/16/09This is My DestinyMy name is Destiny Cierra Rodino and I was born on December 21, 1990. But who am I really? I am a daughter, granddaughter, niece, sister, and cousin. I am a very family oriented person and my fa
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Why Do I Do What I Do?Simply put, one could say that I do what I do because I live in polite society and that not conforming to actions deemed by society and necessary and good would be a perversion of one’s life. This is a very crude way of thinking
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Posted by Tracy Trang on October 15, 2009 at 6:38pm
I think I’m the luckiest person in the world to have the parents that I do. They’ve never asked me to do chores around the house or hold a tight leash around me. If I wanted to go out with my friends, I could. No curfews. They’ve never forced me to d
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